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1973 — Bashan Hill Incorporation in Missouri

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF A GENERAL NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION

Hon. James C. Kirkpatrick

Secretary of State

State of Missouri

Jefferson City, Missouri , 65101

We, the undersigned,

  • M. J. Bingham, Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri
  • Jemmy E. Bingham, Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri,
  • Edward Schwengel, Route 1, Box 420, Wasco, California,

Being natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more and citizens of the United States, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the “General Not for Profit Corporation Law” of the State of Missouri, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

  1. The name of the corporation is: The Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist Association.
  2. The period of duration of the corporation is: Perpetual
  3. The address of its initial registered office in the State of Missouri is Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri, and the name of its initial registered agent at said address is M. J. Bingham.
  4. The first Board of Directors shall be five in number, their names and addresses being as follows:
  • M. J. Bingham, Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri;
  • Jemmy E. Bingham, Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri;
  • Edward Schwengel, Route l, Box 420, Wasco, California
  • John F. Willmore, Pedro Remville, # 130, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
  • Mrs. V. Ferguson, 571 5 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
  1. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are:
  • To bring about among God’s people a reformation as a prerequisite movement to sounding the “11th-Hour Call” (Matt. 20:6, 7) of the “everlasting gospel.. to every nation and kindred and tongue, and people”. And , to include the propagation of the faith by church services and meetings; and to exercise such other powers as may be conferred by law on General Not for Profit Corporations in the State of Missouri.

[Signed] M. J. Bingham

[Signed] Jemmy E. Bingham

[Signed] Edward Schwengel

VERIFICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI)

COUNTY OF BARRY)

I, Emory Melton, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that on the 19th day of February, 1973, M. J. Bingham and Jemmy E. Bingham personally appeared before me, and being first duly sworn by me severally acknowledged that they signed as their free act and deed the foregoing documents in ·their respective capacities therein set forth, and declared that the statements therein contained are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

[Signed] Notary Public.

My Commission Expires January 12, 1975.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF Kern)

I, Ralph T. Ruiz, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that on the 21 day of February, 1973, Edward Schwengel personally appeared before me, and being first duly sworn by me acknowledged that he signed as his free act and deed the foregoing document in the respective capacity therein set forth, and declared that the statements therein contained are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.

IN WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

[Signed] Notary Public.

My Commission Expires 1/27/1977.

STATE of MISSOURI

JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State

CORPORATION DIVISION

 Certificate of Incorporation

A General Not For Profit Corporation

WHEREAS, duplicate originals of Articles of Incorporation of THE DAVIDIAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION have been received and filed in the office of the Secretary of State and which Articles, in all respects, comply with the requirements of The General Not For Profit Corporation Law of Missouri:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby certify and declare THE DAVIDIAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION a body corporate, duly organized this day, that it is entitled to all rights and privileges granted corporations organized under The General Not For Profit Corporation Law of Missouri; that the address of its initial Registered Office in Missouri is Bashan Hill, Exeter, Missouri; and that its period of existence is perpetual.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the GREAT SEAL of the State of Missouri, at the City of Jefferson, this 1st day of March, 1973.

[Signed] JAMES C. KIRKPATRICK, Secretary of State

RECEIVED OF: THE DAVIDIAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION Ten … Dollars and 0 00/100— Dollars, $ 10.00 for Credit of General Revenue Fund, on Account of Incorporation Tax and Fee.

[Signed] Deputy Collector of Revenue

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